Administering Arcserve Backup › Using Arcserve Backup in a Storage Area Network › Using the SAN Option › Create Shared Device Groups

Create Shared Device Groups

Creating shared device groups is the key to the flexibility and efficiency of Arcserve Backup.

Note: Shared device groups can only be modified, created, or deleted from the Primary server.

To create shared device groups

1. From the Device Manager window, select Configure Groups from the properties pane.

   The Device Group Configuration dialog opens.

   

2. Click New.

   The New Group dialog opens.

3. Select the type of device group in the Type field, and enter a name for the device group in the Name field. Click OK.

   The new device group is displayed in the Device Group Configuration dialog.